Mother, son charged with assaulting Framingham police

A Framingham mother and son are facing multiple charges after authorities say they assaulted officers in the Motel 6 on Rte 9 on Wednesday.

By Brian Benson/Daily News staff

MetroWest Daily News, Framingham, MA

By Brian Benson/Daily News staff

Posted Jul. 26, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jul 26, 2013 at 4:54 AM

By Brian Benson/Daily News staff

Posted Jul. 26, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jul 26, 2013 at 4:54 AM

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A Framingham mother and son are facing multiple charges after authorities say they assaulted officers in the Motel 6 on Rte 9 on Wednesday.

Gustavo Perdomo, 19, of 149 Irving St., Apt. 1, was charged with three counts of assault and battery on a police officer, two counts of intimidating a witness, threatening to commit a crime, resisting arrest, being a minor in possession of liquor and violating the town’s public drinking bylaw, according to police and court documents.

His mother, Maria Rodriguez, 49, of 1668 Worcester Road Apt. 212, was charged with assault and battery on a police officer and disorderly conduct, authorities said.

Officers were at Motel 6, 1668 Worcester Road, around 7:16 p.m. Wednesday when they saw about 10 people by a van, some with beer bottles in their hands. Officers saw Perdomo, who held a beer bottle and they knew he was not old enough to drink, according to a report in court documents.

Perdomo initially told officers he was 21 and pleaded for leniency because he had just gotten out of jail. Perdomo ran screaming from police. Rodriguez then appeared from inside the motel and screamed about police persecuting her son, the report said.

Police went into the motel to the room where Perdomo and Rodriguez were staying. Perdomo refused to open the door. Police eventually opened the door and saw him in a "combative stance," the report says. Police said Perdomo has a reputation for violence.

Rodriguez crouched down behind officers, blocking the doorway. She lunged and struck an officer's chest before she was subdued. Perdomo threw punches and hit officers in the chest and cheek before being subdued. He later told an officer he was going to kill him, the report said.

Alan Finkel, Perdomo’s attorney, said at his client’s Framingham District Court arraignment Thursday that he "categorically denies everything that was stated in that police report. He says it was a complete fabrication."

Finkel told Judge Robert Greco his client thinks Framingham police are out to get him. Finkel argued police did not have probable cause to approach Perdomo, who at one point during his arraignment cried out. His mother sobbed.

Finkel urged Greco not to revoke Perdomo’s bail on two other cases, but the judge agreed with prosecutors to revoke the bail. Rodriguez was released without bail, court records show.

Perdomo is due back in court Sept. 20 while Rodriguez is due back Aug. 27. Both had not guilty pleas entered on their behalf.